Georgian Dream chairman
Irakli Kobakhidze

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

2000 - graduated from Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law;

2005 - graduated from H. Heine University Düsseldorf with a Master degree in Law;

2006 - H. Heine University of Düsseldorf, PhD

Professional Experience

2000-2001 - United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Regional Public Education Project Coordinator;

2005-2012 - Tbilisi State University, Assistant Professor;

2011-2014 - Caucasus University, Associate Professor;

2011-2012 - Open Society Georgia Foundation, Member of the Committee of Experts of the Human Rights and Rule of Law Program;

2011-2012 - Council of Europe Representation in Georgia, Expert in Strategic Planning;

2006-2014 - United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Local Government and Regional Development Project Expert and Manager;

Since 2014 - Tbilisi State University, Associate Professor;

On November 18, 2016, he was elected Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia;

Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia Party, Executive Secretary, Member of the Political Council (2015-);

Parliament of Georgia of the 9th convocation, Chairman of the Parliament (2016-2020);

Parliament of Georgia of the 10th convocation (2020-)

Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Michael Roth: Dear Kobakhidze, I want to reassure you that the absolute majority of the German Bundestag strongly opposes the "Foreign Agents Law"
The Prime Minister met the Ambassador of Iran in Georgia
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: The use of our country's name in a humiliating context by Irakli Kobakhidze further harms Georgian-Ukrainian relations. Russification, not the mythical "Ukrainization", is the real threat to Georgia
Levan Dolidze - Instead of focusing on the steps that should bring us further progress, we are creating new barriers on the path to the EU
Reuters: The fate of the bill on "foreign agents" is widely seen as a test of whether Georgia intends to pursue a path of integration with the West or move closer towards Russia
Prime Minister: I give you my word, no more was said at any closed meeting than what is said in public - if we do not protect state sovereignty, what happened to Ukraine will happen to us, peace and European integration will be left behind
Prime Minister: 35 years ago, Georgians marched on Rustaveli with the slogan of sovereignty, it is a paradox that rallies are held on the same avenue with the slogan of not strengthening sovereignty
Prime Minister: In 2022, NGOs openly joined the campaign of the second front - in 2008, Russian tanks were brought to Georgia by exactly these people, and the statements of 2022 served exactly the same purpose
Prime Minister: the parliamentary discussion once again confirmed that the opponents have no argument against the draft law, the law is precisely European
Government of Georgia: Prime Minister and ambassadors discussed the draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" at the meeting - Irakli Kobakhidze noted that the law fully complies with all basic legal principles
The ambassadors of the USA, the European Union and Great Britain came to the government administration
Beka Liluashvili: openly confronting diplomats of EU countries is a concrete message - "Georgian Dream" cannot declare the EU as an enemy of Georgia
Irakli Kobakhidze: We cannot understand the common practice, when foreign diplomats cannot answer our arguments with arguments behind closed doors and still make groundless political statements in public space
Irakli Kobakhidze: Foreign diplomats intensively try to perform the function of the legislator, to dictate to the parliament elected by the Georgian people, which laws to adopt and which not to
Irakli Kobakhidze offers ambassadors of the US, the EU and EU member states to hold a public discussion on the draft law "On transparency of foreign influence"
Aleksandre Krevo-Asatiani: the government should go to the West to attract investments and create high-paying jobs, instead they offer a political crisis
Salome Zurabishvili: It doesn't matter if "agent" was said or not, it is important that the Chancellor of Germany said that it cannot be returned, it is not a European law
Irakli Kobakhidze: I am ready to get involved in the discussions related to the law on transparency with anyone - diplomats, politicians, representatives of NGOs or ordinary opponents of this law
Levan Dolidze - Instead of focusing on the steps that should bring us further progress, we are creating new barriers on the path to the EU